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REGI voting time - 22 November 2018

19-11-2018 - 12:07

On Thursday, 22 November 2018, the Members of the REGI committee will vote on 1 legislative report and 3 legislative opinions:
1. "Mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context" - 2018/0198(COD)
2. "Establishing the InvestEU Programme" - 2018/0229(COD)
3. "Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States" - 2018/0136(COD)
4. "Establishment of the Reform Support Programme" - 2018/0213(COD)

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The rapporteur supports the Commission proposal on the creation of the mechanism to promote effective cross-border cooperation. In his opinion, it can provide a lot of added value and solutions to challenges that cross-border regions face daily. However, he pointed out several issues that still need to be clarified: among them the proportionality and subsidiarity questions, as well as the scope of the mechanism and the degree of its voluntariness.

The members of the REGI committee have tabled 119 amendments and the opinion-giving committee - ENVI - has tabled two.

"Establishing the InvestEU Programme" - Rapp. Kerstin Westphal (S&D)

"Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States" - Rapp. Matthijs van Miltenburg (ALDE)

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"Streamlining measures for advancing the realisation of the trans-European transport network"

The overall objective of the Commission's proposal is to address the delays and the high level of uncertainty affecting the success of the TEN-T projects. The opinion reflects on the importance of the TEN-T network for the sustainable development of Europe's regions and has given due consideration to the network's scope and proposed measures for improvement of the TEN-T projects' delivery and implementation.

"Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027"

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is a one of the main EU funding instruments that promotes jobs, growth and competitiveness through investments in transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructures. As part of its proposals for the new MFF for 2021-2027, the European Commission intends to extend the CEF programme with additional funding as well as expansion and adjustment of the scope.

REGI Voting time - 25 October 2018

25-10-2018 - 15:38

On Thursday, 25 October 2018, REGI committee adopted three legislative opinions for the next generation of cohesion policy (MFF 2021-2027) and one non-legislative opinion (INI): "Horizon Europe framework programme for research and innovation 2021-2027", "European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027", "European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2021-2027" and "Assessing how the EU budget is used for public sector reform". The votes on the two legislative opinions are postponed to a later date.

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- Horizon Europe framework programme for research and innovation 2021-2027

Study: Externalities of Cohesion Policy

24-10-2018 - 17:31

This research investigates the effects of Cohesion Policy (CP) which occur in a country other than the one in which Cohesion Policy resources were actually spent. The study estimates that macroeconomic spillovers significantly contribute to the impact of Cohesion Policy. Spillovers directed to EU countries represent around 9% of the total annual Cohesion Policy expenditure. Other spillovers to Non-EU countries are around 8% of the CP expenditure.

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Macro and micro spillovers together arrive at the 21% of the annual CP expenditure 67% of which is distributed among EU countries. Around 20% of the Cohesion Policy expenditure can trigger sectoral spillover effects in the environment, transport and higher education sectors. The analysis demonstrates that externalities reinforce EU growth and competitiveness without Cohesion Policy deserting its convergence objective.